#AFA52C#AFA52C
#AFA52C is a light, vivid yellow. Relative luminance 0.362; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.136 H 104.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AFA52C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(175, 165, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(55, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(55, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 74.9%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.68, -10.03, 59.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.68, 60.65, 99.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.93% -0.034 0.1315) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.93% 0.136 104.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5903, 36.2073, 7.7071) |
| Luminance | 0.3621 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Puke
#A5A502
ΔE00 3.30
Vomit
#A2A415
ΔE00 3.47
Muddy Yellow
#BFAC05
ΔE00 4.51
Olive Yellow
#C2B709
ΔE00 6.09
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 6.11
Brownish Yellow
#C9B003
ΔE00 6.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AFA52C #2C36AF
analogous
#AF632C #AFA52C #77AF2C
triadic
#AFA52C #2CAFA5 #A52CAF
tetradic
#AFA52C #2CAF63 #2C36AF #AF2C77
square
#AFA52C #2CAF63 #2C36AF #AF2C77
split-complementary
#AFA52C #2C77AF #632CAF
monochromatic
#4D4913 #7E7720 #AFA52C #D1C647 #DDD578
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#AFA52C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.24
#AFA52C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AFA52C
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AFA52C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AFA52C | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.24 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B49F13
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7A535
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC998E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #afa52c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 165, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.136 104.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbbf6e',
500: '#afa52c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #afa52c; $custom-light: #cbbf6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#afa52c",
"rgb": {
"r": 175,
"g": 165,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 55.42,
"s": 59.817,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70931,
"c": 0.1358,
"h": 104.5
},
"luminance": 0.36206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AFA52C
secondary
#7278C5
accent
#51E345
background
#FCFBF7
surface
#F9F6ED
border
#D2D0C8
text
#141208
muted
#82817B